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SUBMITTER: Bhamidipati CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4239157 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhamidipati Castigliano M CM Whatling Carl A CA Mehta Gaurav S GS Meher Akshaya K AK Hajzus Vanessa A VA Su Gang G Salmon Morgan M Upchurch Gilbert R GR Owens Gary K GK Ailawadi Gorav G
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 20141016 12
<h4>Objective</h4>The impact of leukotriene production by the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) pathway in the pathophysiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has been debated. Moreover, a clear mechanism through which 5-LO influences AAA remains unclear.<h4>Approach and results</h4>Aneurysm formation was attenuated in 5-LO(-/-) mice, and in lethally irradiated wild-type mice reconstituted with 5-LO(-/-) bone marrow in an elastase perfusion model. Pharmacological inhibition of 5-LO-attenuated aneurysm ...[more]